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大方廣佛華嚴經疏 57.58

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57.58

Fourth, the pariṇāmanā reaching all places. The good friend is named Siṃhavijṛmbhitā because she stretches out with mastery, there being nowhere she does not reach. Her being a nun is because pure loving-kindness corresponds to the universality of goodness. The country's name is Śoṇa, which is translated here as "valiant." The power of valiance can cause good roots to reach everywhere. Furthermore, explaining the meaning in terms of the ten perfections, its meaning corresponds to vigor. The city is named Kaliṅgavana; translating it by its meaning, it is "the time of fighting in battle," meaning that the city was established due to victory in battle. This symbolizes this vow of pariṇāmanā: through the great majestic power of faith and understanding, and because vast wisdom is unobstructed, causing cultivated good roots to reach everywhere, its meaning is identical to the time of battle. In the text, first, proceeding to seek [the teaching] in accordance with instructions. The statement that King Jinarasmi gave the Prabhāsavatī garden: according to the Vinaya, the dhūta practices of nuns were mostly in royal gardens, relying on external protection. This symbolizes that due to the superior radiance of true reality, her good roots are caused to pervade the park of the dharmadhātu. Both are identical to wisdom; hence they have the name "radiance."

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